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In the world of technology that's too often couched as futuristic and hyper-creative, it's interesting to see what tidbits of culture are older than commonly thought. An interesting comparative inquiry arises—Who thinks something has been commonplace for longer, older people who used a high tech culture sophisticatedly or younger people who grew up with that same high tech culture? | In the world of technology that's too often couched as futuristic and hyper-creative, it's interesting to see what tidbits of culture are older than commonly thought. An interesting comparative inquiry arises—Who thinks something has been commonplace for longer, older people who used a high tech culture sophisticatedly or younger people who grew up with that same high tech culture? | ||
| − | + | ===FAQ as emailed in 1992=== | |
| + | Here we present Future Culture Frequently Asked Questions, as forwarded to me by Eric Sprague Jan 8 1993, who was on a list to get it from a server at Denver U Dec 31, 1992. | ||
===Original e-mailed FAQ part 1/3=== | ===Original e-mailed FAQ part 1/3=== | ||
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Contents
Computers are just as much about the past as about the future?
In the world of technology that's too often couched as futuristic and hyper-creative, it's interesting to see what tidbits of culture are older than commonly thought. An interesting comparative inquiry arises—Who thinks something has been commonplace for longer, older people who used a high tech culture sophisticatedly or younger people who grew up with that same high tech culture?
FAQ as emailed in 1992
Here we present Future Culture Frequently Asked Questions, as forwarded to me by Eric Sprague Jan 8 1993, who was on a list to get it from a server at Denver U Dec 31, 1992.
Original e-mailed FAQ part 1/3
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updated: December.31.1992
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While no article that attempts to document an entire emerging
subculture can be complete, I will do my best to give you enough
complete and accurate information to get you on your way to the future.
This article will focus mainly on cyberpunk culture, rave culture,
industrial, po-mo, virtual reality, drugs, computer underground,
etc. Basically, the elements that make up the developing
techno-underground, the new edge, the technoculture.
Included in this article will be: suggested readings -- books,
magazines, zines, requisite authors, etc., BBSes devoted to relevant
topics, corporations and merchandise geared toward the techno-aware,
Internet e-mail addresses for relevant figure-heads in this area,
suggested music and movies/videos, FTP sites, etc.
I will do my best to update this article every so often, as the
techno-underground is not stagnant and is always shifting and changing
and moving forward. If you have any complaints/comments/suggestions/
errors or just want to send someone mail, write to me on the Internet
at ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu. I also welcome addition requests and such -
feel free to say "hey man, add blah-blah to the list!"
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We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of the dreams.
:::::Wille Wonka
The cyberpunks did not originate their vision, but picked up bits and
pieces of what was actually coming true, and fed it back to the
readers who were already living in Gibson's Sprawl, whether they knew
it or not.
::::::Steve Brown
Information wants to be free. Believe it, pal.
::::::Bruce Sterling
If only you could see what I've seen through your eyes
::::::Blade Runner
We've discovered Cyberotica!!!!!
::::::The Shamen at a Rave with
RU Sirius
The techno-underground is a direct descendant of the hippy revolution.
::::::Select Magazine (April .92)
Cyberpunks use all available data input to think for themselves.
::::::Timothy Leary
Thus the most repressed sector of society acquires a paradoxical
power through the myth of its occult and knowledge." [Hakim Bey].
Gibson & Burroughs & Lewis Shriner & Norman Spinrad & Bruce Sterling
created the perfect term -- CYBERPUNK! The odd occult shadow still
haunts" the civilized, industrial culture. Here is the marvelous
paradox of VR/Cyberpunk: Big high-tech firms fighting the myth of
"electronic LSD." Jaron Lanier as wizard with dreadlocks! Eric
Gullichsen - student of Crowley! Mondo 2000! Gibson and his data
rustlers!
::::::Timothy Leary
Cyberpunk is really about the present.
::::::Rudy Rucker
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| Contents: |
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::::: * Part 1
intro
futureculture list info
quotes
contents
cultural literacy
magazines (hardcopy)
electronic zines and digests
electronic-essays
::::: * Part 2
usenet newsgroups
who's who of the net
internet bbses and services
irc channels
muds
bbses
books
::::: * Part 3
videos
music
drugs
software
companies/merchandise
closing
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| Cultural Literacy |
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Agrippa: A Book of the Dead - A collaboration between author [William
Gibson], publisher Kevin Begos Jr, and artist Dennis Ashbaugh.
This art-work contains engravings by Ashbaugh which appear or
disappear in light and an on-disk semi-autobiographical poem
by [William Gibson] which is unreadable after having been read
once. Agrippa is notable because in many respects it blurs
the lines about what art is, and adds fuel to the fire on
issues of property rights and intellectual property. A
highlight of 1992 was the release of Gibson's poem on to the
[net].
Artificial Life - man-made systems that exhibit characteristics
associated with the concept of "life".
Artificial Reality - similar to [virtual reality], but more
interactive, with the participant being part of, not just
experiencing, the artificial environment.
BBSes - electronic Bulletin Board Systems. Begun in the late 70's, a
form of [virtual community] existing in [cyberspace] where
participants (usually using aliases) may send and receive
public and private messages to each other on any topic
imaginable, transfer software (copyrighted and/or public
domain), play on-line games, etc. There is the "over-ground"
BBS world where aliases are less common and illegal activities
are avoided in discussion, and the [{computer} underground]
where illegal activities and discussions are very common,
members use aliases, and illegal information and/or software
is exchanged.
Boxing - A variety of electronic devices used to aid in [phreaking].
The original was the blue box, used from the mid 60's to the
mid 80's, which allowed long distance phone calls to be made
for free. A variety of other similar instruments
accomplishing different tasks have been developed, some
purely comical, some quite practical.
CC fraud - Credit Card or Calling Card fraud. common in the
[computer underground] community.
Chaos Theory - science revolving around simplistic equations
involving a large number of variables. Gave rise to
[fractals], a form of [cyberdelic] art. For further info on
the subject, James Gleick's "Chaos: Making a New Science" is
suggested.
C0dez Doodz - Essentialy a [phreaker]'s version of [pirates]. People
who seek out telco codes to be used to gain long distance (ld)
telephone calls without paying for them. Scurge of the
[computer underground].
Computer Underground - "A group organized in secrecy, hidden behind
aliases, to promote the free exchange of information
regarding anything and everything including, but not limited
to: computers, telephones, radios, chemicals, and ideas."
(thanx to The Butler for this definition)
The mainstay of communication for the computer underground is
[cyberspace], more specifically [BBSes]. The computer
underground is comprised of [hackers], [phreakers],
[piraters], anarchists, and other [cyberpunks].
CP - see [cyberpunk].
Cryonics - The fringe science of freezing a person's head or whole
body after death, in the hopes that in the future they may be
revived and brought back to life.
Cyber- - A prefix taken from [cybernetics] generally used in popular
culture to mean anything that is technologically oriented.
Cyberdeck - Term originated by [William Gibson] to refer to a
computer used by [deck cowboys] that can connect to the
[matrix].
Cyberdelic - "Cyber-art". Examples include [fractals],
computer-generated pictures and/or music, [virtual worlds],
etc.
Cybernetics - The study of communication systems in living organisms
and machines, the mathematical analysis of the flow of
information.
Cyberpunk - Begun as a literary movement in the 80's, an off-shoot of
normal science fiction. Unique in that it generally occurs
in the present or not so distant future, the characters are
often considered "punks" (social deviants) and technology,
(the cyber aspect), is prominent. "Neuromancer" by [William
Gibson], published in 1984, is considered by most to be the
"bible" of cyberpunk. Another prominent author is [Bruce
Sterling], editor of another worthy cyberpunk collection,
"Mirrorshades". Other examples of cyberpunk include Max
Headroom (tv show) and Blade Runner (movie). Cyberpunk is
special in that it has evolved from a purely literary movement
to a realistic subculture. Many "techno-punks" (ie:
[hackers]) are considered cyberpunks. Other contributing
factors to the cyberpunk subculture include: virtual reality,
hallucinogenic and [nootropic] drugs, and industrial and punk
music. For an in-depth, detailed look at cyberpunk fiction
and cyberpunk culture, "Storming the Reality Studio", ed. by
Larry McCaffery is suggested.
Cyberspace - "The electronic frontier." A completely virtual
environment: the sum total of all [BBSes], computer networks,
and other [virtual communities]. Unique in that it is
constantly being changed, exists only virtually, can be
practically infinite in "size", communication occurs
instantaneously world-wide - physical location is completely
irrelevant most of the time. Some include video and telephone
transmissions as part of cyberspace.
Deck Cowboys - Futuristic version of a computer [hacker] or a
modern-day [cyberpunk].
Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF). Organization founded by
Mitch Kapor (of Lotus fame) and John Perry Barlow (writer and
Grateful Dead songwriter) to establish laws for [cyberspace]
and apply the constitution to [virtual communities].
Flame - disagreement occuring in [cyberspace]. Common on [Usenet].
Fractals - Images created using [chaos theory]. A mish-mash of
colors presented in a pattern that repeats itself many times
over. A popular type of fractal image is one created using
the "Mandlebrot set". Fractals are considered [cyberdelic]
art.
Gibson, William - Considered by most to be the "father" of
[cyberpunk], along with [Bruce Sterling]. His works include
the infamous "Neuromancer", "Count Zero", "Mona Lisa
Overdrive" (these 3 works are known as the [sprawl] series),
"The Difference Engine" with which he was co-author with [Bruce
Sterling], and "Burning Chrome" a collection of short
stories. Hist latest work is a poem in "[Agrippa: A Book of the
Dead]". Gibson says he will no longer be writing the "classic"
[cyberpunk] novels he is famous for. His next work is entitled
"Virtual Light" and is futuristic fiction.
Grep - search, or scan.
Hacker - 60's (1st) generation (orig. MIT): one who tinkers with
software, electronics, computer hardware, etc. 80's (2nd)
[WarGames] generation: one who enters computer systems
without permission with either malicious or non-malicious
intent, to gain, alter, or destroy information (labelled as
[crackers] by the 60's generation). 90's (3rd) generation:
often called [cyberpunks], mostly non-malicious [crackers]
interested in information for the sake of information, and
not hacking for the sake of the hack - sometimes calling
themselves "information liberators", they have re-adopted
more of the original hacker ethic of the 60's which states
mainly "all information should be free", "access to computers
should be unlimited and total" and "promote decentralization".
This new, 3rd generation is commonly associated with the
computer underground, despite its mostly non-malicious intent.
Industrial - A subculture revolving around industrial music, a
collection of mostly electronically created sounds and
samples that results in a fierce explosion of sound labelled
by many as "the new punk". This subculture is generally
anti-political, anti-aesthetic in nature.
Internet - A large and very popular world-wide computer network
begun by the Defense Department in the 60's that connects
educational institutions, corporations, organizations, and
military and government installations around the globe.
Some organizations exist that offer access to the Internet to
the general public for an hourly/monthly/yearly fee. See the
"BBSes" section of this article for more info, particularly
those BBSes listed with "public access unix" next to them.
Suggested are places like the [WELL], [MindVox], Nyx (which is
free of cost), NetCom, etc. Many Internet users partake in
reading and contributing to [Usenet], playing [MUD]s, FTPing
text files and programs free of charge at the various FTP
sites, and 'telnet'ing to other Internet sites. Because of
its accessibility at a relatively low cost, size (the largest
computer network in the world), connectivity, and infinite
amounts of information, many network users prefer the Internet
to such services as CompuServe (often called Compu$erve on
the Internet) or Prodigy (which is more restricting in its
content). The Internet has something to offer for everyone.
Other portions of this file such as the suggested newsgroups
list, list of FTP sites, and list of 'telnet'able services and
sites, should be very helpful to the new Internet user. Once
you gain access to the Internet, it is suggested that you read
the 'news.announce.newusers' and 'news.newusers.questions'
and 'news.answers' newsgroups on [Usenet]. You might also want
to read the file 'NixPub: Listing of Public Access Unix sites'
to find an Internet dial-up (BBS/Service) in your area.
IRC - [Internet] Relay Chat. Realtime communication forums between
[Internet] users all over the world.
Legion of Doom - (LoD). A legendary group of [hackers] from the
[computer underground]. When they disbanded, some members
went on to form a computer security firm (ComSec), Loyd
Blankenship wrote GURPS Cyberpunk for [Steve Jackson Games]
and some ended up in jail from [Operation Sundevil].
Matrix - Term coined by William Gibson which refers to the consensual
hallucination of [cyberspace].
MindVox - A [virtual community] in [cyberspace], also a [BBS]
connected to the [Internet]. A nexus of the [computer
underground] and [cyberpunk] and [virtual reality] begun by
Phantom Access Technologies, former members of the [Legion of
Doom]. See also the [WELL]
Mirrorshades - A very important collection of [cyberpunk] fiction by
various authors, most of whom are labelled as the [mirrorshades
group]. This book is edited by [Bruce Sterling] and should be
available in most bookstores.
Mirrorshades Group - Original collection of [cp] authors which
includes William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Tom Maddox, Lewis
Shiner, John Shirley, SF Eye magazine editor Steve Brown,
Rudy Rucker, Pat Cadigan, and others.
Mondo 2000 - Very popular [cyberpunk] and [new edge] magazine.
Subscription information is available elsewhere in this file.
MUD - Multi-User Domain, Multi-User Dungeon, or Multi-User Dimension.
MUDs are multi-user role-playing-games of sorts that exist on
the [Internet] for entertainment purposes. MUDs are
essentially text-based [virtual worlds] which players
(participants) may explore, change, or add on to. In some
cases, the MUD is not actually a "game" with scores, player
attributes, levels, etc., but some MUDs are set up this way.
MUDs tend to be based around different science fiction genres
such as fantasy, space, or even [cyberpunk]. Some MUD
environments have no defining characteristics.
Nanotechnology - the science of "micro-machines". Small gears or
other machines seen only by a microscope, that can be used in
areas such as medicine and health, art, and other
technologies.
Net - A computer network. Often used to mean the [Internet] when
referred to as "the net".
Netrunner - see [hacker].
New Edge - Fringe culture and fringe science, mostly techno-oriented,
and very popular in Southern California. [Mondo 2000] is a
magazine devoted to the new edge.
Nootropics - A new science revolving around drugs used to increase
intelligence, aid in memory, enhance brain activity, etc.
Touted as a fad by some, others claim that use of nootropics
actually work. See also [SmartDrinks].
Operation Sundevil - Secret Service operation begun in 1990 intended
to destroy the [computer underground] by confiscating [BBSes]
and detaining [hackers].
Phrack - An important magazine existing only in [cyberspace], of
interest to the [computer underground]. It's founder, Craig
Neidorf, now works for the [Electronic Frontier Foundation].
Phreaker - [Hacking] the phone system. Usually meaning to get phone
calls for free, whether by [boxing] or [cc fraud]. Individual
phreakers are called phreaks.
Pirate - One who copies software illegally. Commonly associated with
the [computer underground]. Although commonplace, pirates
are looked down upon as with [codez d00dz].
Post-modern - Literary, artistic, cultural, and philosophical
movement revolving around the post-industrial world in which
we live, and the unique aspects of the trends of modern
society.
Raves - A subculture revolving around all-night dance parties.
Typically, the parties are generally illegal and thus a
complex process is involved to find out where they are
located. Rave music is generally [techno], the parties
usually include 1 or more DJs. Also present in many cases are
"chill out rooms" which feature more ambient music. Lasers,
blaring music, [cyberdelic] images, [SmartDrinks] and drugs
(most often MDMA {X, XTC, Ecstacy, E}, LSD {acid}, ketamine,
or nootropics) are all general contributors to the rave
experience. Raves are usually held in warehouses, and last
until the next morning. Another large part of rave culture is
the flyers - used to find out where your next party will be.
Raves are meant to be very happy events, everyone ideally
should be open and free, laying aggressions and inhibitions
aside for the night. Some have likened the rave experience
to "a weekly roving [techno-]woodstock for the 90's." Rave
fashion includes over-sized baggy t-shirts and pants, hooded
sweat-shirts, ski caps, and usually bright colors, as well as
accessories such as whistles, Cat In The Hat hats, "doctor"
masks, VapoRub, etc.
Slipstream - Term used to denote cyberpunk fiction, particularly
pre-1984 fictional works that have been influential to the
[mirrorshades group] or that closely resemble cyberpunk, but
are sometimes outside of the sf genre. An example would be
William S. Burroughs.
SmartDrugs - [nootropics].
SmartDrinks - Similar to SmartDrugs, or [nootropics], the intent of
these substances, loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino
acids, and other healthy substances, is to aid in brain
functioning. Smart Drinks are most often consumed at
[raves], thus, the purpose of some smart drinks is to
"energize" the drinker, not to make them smarter.
Sprawl - Word used by [William Gibson] to mean large mega-cities, and
places where different cities collide. Southern California
and New York City might be early examples of the sprawl. This
word is used often in modern times as "urban sprawl".
Steve Jackson Games - RPG manufacturers which have played a key role
in the evolution of [cyberpunk] and the [computer
underground]. Operators of the Illuminati BBS and makers of
GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG guide written by Loyd Blankenship, a
member of the [Legion of Doom].
Sterling, Bruce - considered by most to be the "co-founder" of
[cyberpunk] along with [William Gibson]. He is the editor of
"Mirrorshades: A cyberpunk anthology", which is considered
the quintessential collection of [cp] works by the
[mirrorshades group]. Some of his other works include
"Islands in the Net", "Schizmatrix", "The Involution
Ocean", "The Artificial Kid", "The Difference Engine" which
he co-authored with [Gibson] and "The Hacker Crackdown" a
non-fiction account of the [computer underground] and
[Operation Sundevil], including the [Electronic Frontier
Foundation], [Phrack], the [Legion of Doom], [Steve Jackson
Games], etc.
Social Engineering - Technique often by which [hackers] or [crackers]
acquire information, such as names and passwords. Essential
a modern-day con, often conducted via phone conversations,
such as portraying onesself as a teclo employee.
Techno- - prefix similar to cyber-, referring to anything which has
its roots in current or futuristic technology.
Techno - type of music made almost entirely with the help of
computers, revolving around a fast-paced drum beat (as high
as 160 BPM), sampling, and synthesizers.
Teledildonics - Virtual sex in a [virtual environment]. Term often
used by the [new edge] community.
2600 - A popular hardcopy magazine devoted to the [computer
underground]. Subscription information is obtained elsewhere
in this file.
Usenet - A collection of "newsgroups" on the [Internet], in which
[Internet] users may post or read messages on almost any
subject imaginable. The topics of discussion are divided up
into the individual newsgroups, which total about 2000 on
average. Usenet is divided into various large sections,
including the 'alt'ernative newsgroups, the 'comp'uter
newsgroups, the 'sci'ence newsgroups and the 'talk'
newsgroups, among others. A suggested list of newsgroups is
contained in this file. Some groups are moderated, while most
remain completely uncensored.
Virtual Community - any group or gathering that exists in
[cyberspace]. This could be a [BBS], a [hacking] group, a
[net], or even a [zaibatsu].
Virtual Culture - the collection of [virtual communities], and the
cultural aspects unique to those communities.
Virtual Environment - a [virtual world].
Virtual Reality - a consensual hallucination of a world existing only
in [cyberspace]. Modern day virtual reality uses helmets,
gloves, and body suits to create such a world, which is first
created on a computer and connected to the vr devices.
The goal of virtual reality is to generate a completely
alternate reality. Research in vr includes networking
people, so spacial limitations are meaningless. The
possibilities of vr-generated environments are as limitless
as the imagination.
Virtual World - a world existing in [cyberspace] created and used
with [virtual reality] technologies.
VMB - (Voice MailBox). Used (often illegally) by [phreaks] as a
means of communication.
WELL - The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. An important gridpoint in
the [matrix], a [virtual community] in [cyberspace], also a
[BBS] connected to the [Internet]. A group concerned mostly
with [cyberpunk], [virtual reality], [nootropics], and other
aspects of the [new edge].
Wirehead - a hardware [hacker].
Zaibatsu - Japanese term used a lot by [William Gibson] that means a
large mega-corporation, such as Sony for example.
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| |
| Magazines: |
|______________|
Albert Hofmann Foundation Newsletter
The Albert Hofmann Foundation
1341 Ocean Ave. Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
201.281.8110
-$30 for 4 issues
Boardwatch
5970 S. Vivian St.
Littleton, CO 80127
303.973.6038 (voice)
303.973.4222 (bbs/data)
303.973.3731 (fax)
-BBSing articles/lists/info
-$4 an issue
Body Art
Last Gap Distributors
PO Box 410067
San Francisco, CA 94141
415.824.6636
-body art magazine, tatoos and such
-back issues $16.50-$21.45 ppd.
bOING bOING
PO Box 18432
Boulder, CO 80308
-cyberpunk zine
-$4 an issue, $14 for 4 issues
Communications of the ACM
(Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.)
1515 Broadway
NY, NY 10036
212.869.7440
-the Internet, networks, ACM news, etc.
-$75 membership dues includes a $30 subscription to CACM
Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction
Heldref Publications
1319 Eighteenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-1802
800.365.9753
-Spring 92 is all about cp, vr, cybernetics, etc.
-$10
Cryonics Magazine
ALCOR
12327 Doherty St.
Riverside, CA 92503
800.367.2228
-$10 for 12 issues
CyberEdge Journal
928 Greenhill Road
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415.383.2458 (voice)
415.389.0251 (fax)
bdel@well.sf.ca.us
-covers vr and related topics
-$129 for 6 issues
Cybertek
OCL/Magnitude
PO Box 64
Brewster, NY 10509
-hacking, cyberpunks, technology, culture
-$10 a year
Disco Family Plan
DJ ESP Woody McBride
1205 S. 7th St. #8
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612.376.0226
-rave zine
Edge Detector
PO Box 36, Station H
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3G 2KS
Evolution
Box 833
London NW 6
UK
-psychedelic experience and lifestyle
-15 pounds 4 issues
EXTROPY: The Journal of Trans-humanist Thought
PO Box 57306
Los Angeles, CA 90057-0306
-$9 two issues (one year)
FactSheet-Five
Seth Friedman
PO Box 170099
San Francisco CA 94117-0099
-independently-oriented reviewers of the culture
-1 issue $4, 6 issues $20 (or more)
FAD Magazine
PO Box 420-656
San Francisco, CA 94142
-Bay-Area fashion, art, music, style rag
-look for issue #26, Spring 92, the Cyber issue
-$14.95 for 6 issues
Fluxu8
fluxu8@well.sf.ca.us
rderek@world.std.com
-magazine described as "Mondo 2000 without the gloss"
-email for info
Freakbeat
PO Box 1288
Gerrard's Cross
Bucks SL9 0AN
UK
-ultra-psychedelia
-4.5 pounds per issue
Full Disclosure
Box 903
Libertyville, IL 60048
BBS - 708.838.4201
-technology, legal info., etc.
Hack-Tic
pb 22953, 1100 DL
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
31.20.6001480
ropg@ooc.uva.nl (Internet)
-published near that hotbed of hackers in holland/amsterdam
-European counterpart to 2600
-$2.30 US an issue
The HardCore
Scott Dorward
PO Box 1893
London N9 8JT 36
UK
-L1.80 each
-sf/cp zine
Interference on the Brain Screen
Patrick Clark
PO Box 2761
St. Paul MN 55102.
-$2.00 each
-sf zine
Intertek
Steve Steinberg
325 Ellwood Beach #3
Goleta, CA 93117
steve@cs.ucsb.edu
-hacking, cyberspace, interviews, designer drugs, cryonics, etc.
-$4 an issue
Interzone
124 Osborne Road
Brighton, BN1 6LU
UK
-science-fiction zine
-$22 for 6 issues
Iron Feather Journal
PO Box 1905
Boulder, CO 80306-1905
sprother@nyx.cs.du.edu
-hacking, anarchy, techno-phun, underground info, raves, activism
-$2 an issue
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine
PO Box 7058
Red Oak, IA 51591-2058
-$34.95 for 13 issues
The Journal of Complex Systems
PO Box 6149
Champaign, IL 61826
-cellular automata, $50 / year min.
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
PO Box 56
Cornwall, CT 06753
-$26 for 12 issues
Mondo 2000
PO Box 10171
Berkeley, CA 94709
415.845.9018 (phone)
415.649.9630 (fax)
mondo2k@well.sf.ca.us
mondo2k@mindvox.phantom.com
-your guide to all things cyberpunk and some things not
-$24 for 5 issues (published quarterly)
Nootropic News
PO Box 175E
Camrillo, CA, USA 93011.
-$10 for newsletter and order forms
Pixel: The Magazine of Scientific Visualization
245 Henry St. H2G
Brooklyn, NY 11201-9889
718.624.3386
-$21, 6 issue
Pixel Vision
Box 1138
Madison Square Station, NY 10159
-$35 / year
Robot Experimenter
PO Box 458
Peterborough, NH 03458-0458
-$24 for 12 issues
Science Fiction Eye
PO Box 18539
Asheville, NC 28814
-sf/cp magazine, contains a regular article by Bruce Sterling
-3 issues $10, 6 issues $18, back issues available
Science Fiction Studies
SF-TH Inc.
Arthur B. Evans
East College
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN 46135-0037
-$14 for 3 issues
Sector 9737
Tim Mayer
PO Box 782213
Witchita KS 67278.
-sf/cp zine
-$5.00 each
Sound Choice
Audio Evolution network
PO Box 1251
Ojai, CA 93023
-electronic/punk/avant music mag
-$12 for 6 issues
SOUND News and Arts
SOUND Publishing Inc
c/o Ed Stastny
PO BOX 31104
Omaha, NE 68132
-covers a lot of areas
-$1.50 or $2 for 3 or 4 copies
TAP
PO Box 20264
Louisville, KY 40250
-hacking, anarchy, some political
-operates Blitzkrieg BBS @ 502.499.8933
-TAP-Online also available on some BBSes / FTP sites
Technology Works
PO Box 477
Placentla, CA 92670-0477
-techno/industrial/cp fanzine
-$1.50
Territories
c/o McNair
65 Niddrie Road
Strathbungo, Glasgow G42 5PT
Scotland, United Kingdom
-sf and slipstream journal
-$5
2600
PO Box 752
Middle Island, NY 11953-0752
516.751.2600 (office)
516.751.2608 (fax)
2600@well.sf.ca.us
-the famous hacker's zine
-subscriptions are $21 for 4 issues (published quarterly)
-back issues are $25 / year
Urb Magazine
4111 West Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90116
213.766.8726
-CA-based dance/music/rave magazine
-$25 / year
US RAVE Magazine
601 N. Magnolia Ave
Orlando, Florida 32801
407.339.4507 (fax)
-supposedly free
Verbum: The Journal of Personal Computer Aesthetics
PO Box 12564
San Diego, CA 92112
619.233.9977
619.233.9976 (fax)
-$24 for 4 issues
Virus 23
Box 46
Red Deer, Alberta
T4N 5E7
Whole Earth Review
PO Box 38
Sausalito, CA 94966-9932
(Whole Earth runs The Well [Whole Earth Lectronic Link] - well.sf.ca.us)
-combines new age, techno-culture, california fads, etc.
-$20 year for subscriptions
Zine Exchange
Gary Pattillo
5920 Victor Street
Dallas TX 75214
-send zines, get zines
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| E-Magazines/Articles/Digests |
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AcidWarp
ecst.csuchico.edu /pub/geos/acidwarp.zip
-much sought-after tripp-e grafix program
Across the Electronic Frontier
by Mitch kapor and John Perry Barlow
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/across-electronic-frontier
-explanation of EFF, goals
Activist Times Incorporated
gzero@mindvox.phantom.com
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ati
-political, hacking, anarchy
-newsgroup alt.society.ati
Agrippa: A Book of the Dead
by William Gibson
future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu <subject 'send agrippa'>
ftp.rahul.net under /pub/atman/UTLCD-preview/assorted-text/agrippa.arj
AI Information
ftp uunet.uu.net ai
flash.bellcore.com /pub
gargoyle.uchicago.edu /pub
solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub
Alcor information
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/alcor
-an e-mail privacy suit
Alt.rave FAQ
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves
-Brian B's excellent rave FAQ
Amiga Files
archive.umich.edu
plains.nodak.edu /pub
ucsd.edu /pub
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Anarchy List
anarchy-list-request@cwi.nl
-discussion of all aspects of anarchy
Anarchy 'N' Explosives
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ane
-anarchy, phreaking
Anime Info
oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/anime
Apple II Files
archive.umich.edu /apple2
cobalt.cco.caltech.edu /pub/apple2
ftp.uu.net /systems/apple2
plains.nodak.edu /pub/apple2
tybalt.caltech.edu /pub/apple2
wuarchive.wustl.edu /systems/apple2
ArachNet: E-Journal of Virtual Culture
listserv@uottawa.bitnet
-message body: SUB ARACHNET <firstname> <lastname>
-journal of all aspects of on-line life
Arm The Spirit On-line (Autonome Forum)
aforum@moose.uvm.edu
red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
-header "ATS: e-mail request"
-anti-capitalist/anti-imperialist e-magazine
Armadillo Culture
sokay@mitre.org
-cool ezine
Artificial Life
alife-request@cognet.ucla.edu
-artificial life
AUtopia (Pirate Ship Utopia)
autoia-rquest@wixer.cactus.rg
-a floating technology-oriented commune
-run by Jagwire X, cool ideas....
Basic Networking
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/basic1.net
-Telenet
Baudy World of the Byte Bandit:
A Post-modernist Interpretation of the Computer Underground
by Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/baudy.world
Being In Nothingness
by John Perry Barlow
milton.u.washington.edu
/public/virtual-worlds/papers/Barlow.BeingInNothingness.Z
Beyond CyberPunk HyperCard Stack
archive.umich.edu /mac/hypercard/fun
ra.nrl.navy.mil /MacSciTech/programming/hypercard
scavengerhunt.rs.itd.umich.edu /mac/etc/demo
wuarchive.wustl.edu /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/mac/hypercard/fun
Bootlegger
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/bootlegger
-cracking, hacking
BPM
bpm-request@andrew.cmu.edu
-the DJ's e-list
Chalisti
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/chalisti
-German hacking, associated with the Chaos Computer Club
-written in German
Chaos Computer Club Files
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ccc
ftp.titania.mathematik.uni-ulm.de /info/CCC
-written in German
Cheap Virtual Reality Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds
CHiNA
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/china2.3
-hacking, etc.
Church of Virtuality/Reality
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/scripture.*
Commercial Virtual Reality Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds
Computers and Academic Freedom
listserv@eff.org <add comp-academic-freedom-news>
-computing freedom, mostly deals with college campuses
Computer Crime: Current Practices, Problems and Proposed Solutions
by Brian J. Peretti
ftp.eff.prg /pub/cud/papers/computer.crime
Computer Crime Laws
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/law
-computer crime laws for almost every state
-international laws as well
Computer Down-Underground Digest
digest@nacjack.gen.nz
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cdugd
-CUD for Australia, New Zealand
Computer Underground Digest
tk0jut2@niu.bitnet
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cud
red.css.itd.umich.edu
-"USA Today" of Cyberspace and computer underground
Concerning Hackers Who Break into Computer Systems
by Dorothy E Denning
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/denning
The Constitution in Cyberspace
by Laurence Tribe @ CFP #1
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/const.in.cyberspace
Corrupted Programmers International
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cpi
-viruses
Crime and Puzzlement
by John Perry Barlow
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/crime.puzzle
Crime and Puzzlement 2
by John Perry Barlow
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/crime-and-puzzlement-2
Crime and Puzzlement & 2600
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/cp.2600
Cryonics
kqb@whscad1.att.com
CryptoAnarchist Manifesto
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks
Cryptography Glossary
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks
Cult of the Dead Cow files
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cdc
-hacking, phreaking, anarchy, etc.
Cultural Information
ftp nic.funet.fi /pub/culture
Cybernetics
listserv@bingvaxu.cr.birminghamton.edu
-sub cybsys-l full_name
Cyberpunk Archive
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-alt.cyberpunk and related archives maintained by Tim Oerting
Cyberpunk FAQ
ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk
-Tim Oerting's excellent guide to cyberpunk
Cyberpunk RPGs
cyberrpg-request@veritas.com
Cyberspace Chronicle
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/cyberspace-1.1
-hacking, cyberpunk
Cyberspace and the Legal Matrix: Laws or Confusion?
by Lance Rose
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/cyberspace
Cypherpunks
cypherpunks@toad.com
-public key encryption list
Cypherpunks Announcement List
cypherpunks-announce-request@toad.com
-lower volume
Defense Data Network Blues
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/defense
Digital Free Press
dfp-req%underg@uunet.uu.net
ftp.eff.org pub/cud/dfp
-hacking, information, etc.
Drug Information
jyu.fi /pub/alt.drugs
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Ecstacy Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Electrix
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/electrix-001
-hacking
Electropolis: Communication & Community on Internet Relay Chat
by Elizabeth M. Reid
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/electropolis
EFF History
by John Perry Barlow
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/eff-history
EFF Information
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/about-eff
EFF Legal Case Summary
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/legal-case-summary
EFF Mission Statement
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/mission-statement
EFF News (EFFector Online)
effnews-request@eff.org
EFF Press release (founding)
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/founding-announcement
The EFF and Virtual Communities
by Mike Godwin
ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/eff-and-virtual-communities
Extropians
extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-nanotechnology, cryonics, anarcho-capitalist politics,
technological extension of human intelligence and perception
-serious discussion from an informative perspective
-available on listserv as xtropy-l <sub xtropy-l>
Extropian Essay
exi-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-CliffNotes version of discussion on Extropians
4AD
listserv@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu <sub 4ad-l>
-discussion of bands on the 4AD label
FactSheet Five - Electronic
jerod23@well.sf.ca.us
ftp.msen.com /pub/newsletters/F5-E
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
src.doc.ic.ac.uk /literary/newsletters/f
-the e- version of the famous zine
FBI Computer Systems
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/fbi.systems
FlashLife (CP RPGs)
flashlife-request@netcom.com
Florida Raves
steve@sunrise.cse.fau.edu
FNORD-L
listserv@ubvm.bitnet <sub fnord-l>
-philosophies of Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Dr. Lilly, etc.
Folklore
qurtz.rutgers.edu /pub/folklore
Freaker's Bureau International
au530@cleveland.freenet.edu
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/fbi
-anarchy, hacking, cyberpunk
FringeWare, Inc.
fringeware-request@wixer.cactus.org
-Paco Xander Nathan's company
Frontal Lobotomy
141.214.4.135
-ezine
FutureCulture
future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu
-discussion of cyberpunk, vr, computer underground, raves,
industrial culture, etc.
-home of this file!
-'send info' in subject or body
FutureCulture FAQ
future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu <subject or body: 'send faq'>
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/future
ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli/future.culture.d
redspread.css.itd.umich.edu
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-this file!
Future Technologies List
future-tech-request@cs.umb.edu
-artificial intelligence, nanotech, etc.
General Hacking Info
ftp.eff.org
grind.isca.uiowa.edu
-good places to start
General Net Info
ftp.uu.net
nic.ddn.mil
wuarchive.wustl.edu
pit-manager.mit.edu
ftp.u.washington.edu
-for the more anal stuff (RFCs, netinfo and the like)
Gibraltar
gibraltar-request@maestro.mitre.org
-discussion of artistic and progressive music
GIF Pictures (general archives)
ahkcus.org
apocalypse.engr.ucf.edu /pub/images
hubcap.clemson.edu /pub
solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub
GlobeTrotter
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/globe-1.x
-hacking around the world, cyberpunk
Grunge
listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu <sub grunge-l>
-grunge music
Hacker's-Network
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/hnet.1
-hacking, published in Britain
Hacker's Unlimited
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/hun-1.2
-hacking, phreaking
High Weirdness by E-mail
mporter@nyx.cs.du.edu
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
141.214.4.135
-guide to some interesting sources of information on-line
IBM Files
caf.mit.edu
solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub
ucselx.sdsu.edu /pub
Informatik
inform@doc.cc.utexas.edu
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/inform
-hacking, phreaking, computer underground, cyberpunk, etc.
InterText
intertxt@network.ucsd.edu
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals
Intro to the Computer Underground
by The Butler
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/intro
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Info
cs.bu.edu
ftp.eff.org /pub/irc
cs.utk.edu /pub
speedy.cs.uiuc.edu /pub
The Jargon File
(same as The Hacker's Dictionary)
wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub
ftp.uu.net /doc
merit.edu /pub/doc
nic.funet.fi /pub/doc
pit-manager.mit.edu /pub
Kcah
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/kcah.*
-hacking, computer underground
KLF/ORB List
klf-request@asylum.sf.c.us
asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/klf
Legion of Doom/Hackers Technical Journals
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/lod
-hacking, brought to you by the famous masters
Leri-L
moore7004@iscsvax.uni.edu
leri-l@iscsvax.uni.edu
-mailing list devoted to meta-programming, philosophy, expanding
consciousness, etc.
Loopy (Qunatum Gravity & Knot Theory)
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/loopy
LSD Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Lunatic Fringe
141.214.4.135
Mac Files
mac.archive.umich.edu
Manchester
manchester-request@irss.njit.edu
irss.njit.edu /pub/manchester
-bands from manchester, raving, shoegazing, etc.
Manual of the Anarchist
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/anarch.man
Marijuana Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Maryland Raves
cyberpun@wam.umd.edu
MidWest Raves
ajbennett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Mind Machine Digest
mind-l-request@asylum.sf.ca.us
asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/mind-l
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-brain stimulation, nootropics, etc.
MindVox: The Overture
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-excellent essay by Patrick Kroupa (Lord Digital) on MindVox
MUD Info
oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/mud
jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-"mud list" in subject
Music (lyrics/discographies/etc.)
ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music
National Security Anarchists
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nsa
-phreaking, hacking
NE (NorthEastern) Raves
ne-raves-request@silver.lcs.mit.edu
Net Celebrities List
hplaa02.cern.ch netcel
NetJam
netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu
-MIDI, musc makers, etc.
Network Information Access
nia@nuchat.sccsi.com
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nia
-hacking, computer underground, etc.
Network Policies
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/networks
-policies of various networks
Neuron Digest
neuron-request@cattell.psych.upenn.edu
-neural networks
New Fone Express
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nfx
-hacking, phreaking
New Music
nm-list-request@beach.cis.ufl.edu
-new music list
Nootropics Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Now It Can Be Told: Mad Hackers' Key Party
Transcript of TV Show
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/rivera
Nuclear Anarchists phreakers hackers (NARC)
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/narc
-hacking, carding
OnoSendai Announcement
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-press release by the new VR company
On-Line Text (published works)
obi.std.com /pub/obi
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu /gutenberg
world.std.com /obi
-published works
Operation Sundevil Information
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/sundevil
Paranet
infopara-request@scicom.alphacdc.com
grind.isca.uiowa.edu /info/paranet
-paranormal, parapsychology, etc.
PGP (Pretty Good Protection) Encryption Source
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks
Phantasy
Mercenary@f515.n141.z1.fidonet.org
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phantasy
-anarchy, hacking
Phillip K. Dick
pkd-list-request@wang.com
-list celebrating the famous sf author
Phrack
listserv@stormking.com
<subscribe phrack Your_Name> in message body
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phrack
-historic cyberspace hack/phreak/cu-news zine
Phreakers/Hackers/Anarchists
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/pha.2
-just what it says
Phreaker's Handbook
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/phreak1.bok
-a phreaker's handbook
Phreaker's Handbook #1
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/tph-1
-another phreaker's handbook
Phuckin Phield Phreakers
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ppp
-phreaking
P/hun
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phun
-phreaking, hacking
Physics
physics-request@qedqcd.rye.ny.us
Pirate
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/pirate
-pirating, software cracking
Playlist
playlist-request@ecst.csuchico.edu <sub [name]>
-mostly alternative radio/dj playlists and discussion
PostModern Culture
PMC@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu
LISTSERV@NCSUVM.CC.NCSU.EDU <GET PMC-TALK GUIDE PMC-TALK F=MAIL>
PowerGlove List
listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu <subscribe glove-list me@my.site>
karazm.math.uh.edu /pub/VR
Practical Anarchy
cardell@lysator.liu.se
red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
Psilocybin Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
Punk
punk-list-request@cpac.washington.edu
-punk music
Quanta
export.acs.cmu.edu /pub/quanta
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals
-fiction ezine
Rave Info
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves
Rebel's Riting Guild
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/rrg.1
-virus
Rights of Expression in Cyberspace
by R. E. Baird
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/rights-of-expr
RISKS Digest
risks-request@csl.sri.com
crvax.sri.com risks
-the RISKS of computing in our lives
Robert Anton Wilson (e-interview)
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/wilson.on.cis
School Network Policies
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/schools/*
Scream Baby
bladex@wixer.cactus.org
ftp.eff.org /pub/journals/ScreamBaby
red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli
The Secret Service, UUCP, and the Legion of Doom
by Kevin Mullet
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/lod_ss.Z
Security
cert.sei.cmu.edu /pub
SFRaves (SanFrancisco Raves)
sfraves-request@soda.berkeley.edu
soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves
-rave culture, mostly in the Bay Area
SmartDrugs Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs
SoCal Raves (Southern California)
socal-raves-request@ucsd.edu
The Social Organization of the Computer Underground
Masters' Thesis by Gordon Meyer
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/meyer
SOUND News and Arts
quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/journals
141.214.4.135
-e- version of the popular zine
SouthEast Raves
dickenjd@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu
Stelarc Review
ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk
-review of the cyberpunk performance artist
Sterling Essay
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-speech by Bruce Sterling on the Information Society
Subgenius
Subgenius-request@mc.lcs.mit
quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/subgenius
Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-info on the industrial robot group
Syndicate Reports
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/synd
-phreaking, telco info, etc.
TAP-Online
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/tap
-phreaking, hacking, anarchy
TechnoNomads (Steve Roberts)
technomads-request@bikelab.sun.com
-the guy featured on Donahue & Mondo's list
-nomadness, ham radio, mobile communities, etc.
Telecom Privacy Digest
telecom-priv-request@pica.army.mil
Telecom Digest
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu
-deals with all aspects of telecommunications
Temple ov Psychik Youth
morose.cc.purdue.edu /pub/topy-online
Terence McKenna "New Maps of HyperSpace"
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/mckenna
Three-fisted Tales of Bob Review
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/stclair
Title 18
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/law/us.e-privacy
-relating to computer crime & email privacy.
Tom Maddox on Cyberpunk
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
-essay by Tom Maddox on cyberpunk
Tom Maddox on Schizmatrix
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/schismat
-essay by Maddox on Sterling's Work
The Turing Option (2 unpublished chapters)
by Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky
wuarchive.wustl.edu /doc/minsky
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
UK Raves
listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk
subscribe uk-rave <your name>
uk-raves@orbital.demon.co.uk
UFOs (images, NASA files)
nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
vab02.larc.nasa.gov
ames.arc.nasa.gov
UnderWorld Industries
141.214.4.135
-group network putting out underground media
United Phreaker's Inc.
ftp.eff.org pub/cud/upi
-phreaking, hacking, etc.
UnPlastic News
tibbetts@hsi.hsi.com
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals
Virtual Reality Info
sugrfx.acs.syr.edu /pub
sunee.waterloo.edu /pub
ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk
ftp.u.washington.edu public/virtual-worlds
Virtual Reality List
listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet
subscribe virtu-l <full_name>
Virtual Reality Research Info
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds
Virus-l Digest
krvw@cert.sei.cmu.edu
(also virus-l on BITNET)
-discussion of viruses and all aspects of 'em
Voices In My Head, MindVox: The Overture
by Patrick Karel Kroupa (Lord Digital)
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/mindvox
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
WAX: The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
a film by Davids Blair
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
141.214.4.135
-reviews and info about David Blair's cyberdelic film
Wicca
grind.isca.uiowa.edu /info/misc
Worldview - Der Weltanschauung
request@fennec.sccsi.com
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/wview
-hacking, computer underground, church of subgenius,
political, etc.
Zen and the Art of the Internet
by Brendan Kahoe
ashley.cs.widener.edu /pub/zen
csn.org pub/net/zen
quartz.rutgers.edu pub/internet/zen
relay.cs.toronto.edu pub/zen
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References
- NYX
- Original home of the list before it went to Arkansas. NYX is interesting, a dial-up/telnet unix host for anyone to use. http://www.nyx.org/
- Wikipedia article on Future Culture
- Learn about Andy Hawks, the guy who sent Sprague and hundreds of others the list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futureculture
